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Re: Tent Amount To

Tent amount makes more sense than tantamount if you don’t speak Norman. Maybe also a connection to “testament”? See Dadge, and

Historically Appleby was one of the largest and wealthiest Parishes in Leicestershire, which the size of church is test-amount to.Travel blurb

you continue to slander Anwar Awlaki, a man whose prison sentence alone is test amount to the fact that he has done far more
“Religio-political doctrine forum” that was not possible to link to

Being that steadfast in your Sony love is test-amount to being close minded
“Gamers” but also impossible to link to

It is test amount to such a state of the world that such corruption can happen against the people, again, this is simply people giving into their manifestationof instinct.I believe it is these small grey beings that can read my mind, and work with both the illuminatiCrazy ravings

This is not far off. If X is “tenement to” evil Y, X must be the seedy place where Y can flower.

Re: Tent Amount To

You guys inspired me to go looking for tantamount>>catamount, though I wasn’t expecting much. Wrong – there are dozens. Sure, some are jokes, but a surprising number look authentic. I think this is purely malapropic. Examples:

For many, the thought of leaving their dog in the care of even the most professionally run kennel or boarding facility is catamount to leaving a child in an orphanage while the parent goes on a fun-filled vacation.http://www.divorce360.com/divorce-artic … ?artid=440